badger

verb [T] (ASK)

/ˈbædʒ·ər/

Definition

› to annoy someone by repeatedly asking questions or telling the person to do something: He badgered officials at the American Embassy to help.

(Definition of badger verb (ASK) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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